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Posted in PHP on Apr 21st, 2008
“You don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note.” — Doug Floyd
In the previous post, “PHP Implementation” we outlined three ways to implement PHP. In this first post, we will examine PHP as an Apache module. When PHP is used as a module, it inherits Apache’s user permissions. PHP basically is [...]
Posted in PHP on Apr 21st, 2008
“The act of contemplation then creates the thing created.” — Isaac D’Israeli
My last post, “An Apache Implementation,” went through the steps of setting up a secure web server. The posting ended with the server having no CGI capabilities. While this might be secure, the usefulness is somewhat limited. In the next few [...]
Put simply, MacPorts makes software installation easier under Mac OS X. As you may know by now, I prefer to compile from source important software packages, like those used to create the servers accessed by untrusted sources. That software should be customized to the operating system, environment, and requirements of the organization. [...]
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